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16............... Cayman Activity Guide ............Watersports
yards from shore.
Cayman Turtle Divers offer
close proximity to the best wall
and mini wall shore diving sites.
Their easy entry access is less
than 30 yards to the mini wall,
with the main wall only 50-60
yards further.
Smith Cove aff ords easy beach
access to a vibrant 40-60ft reef
leading directly to the wall, beginning
its descent roughly 100
Night diving unveils the mystique
of exotic creatures often
concealed or dormant during the
day. Octopus, lobster, crabs and
eels spring to life as coral polyps
outreach to feed on worms and plankton. Don’t miss this
opportunity to experience a truly enigmatic transformation.
Submarine diving off ers a dry and eff ortless means of
exploring the clandestine depths of Cayman’s splendor.
Atlantis off ers the greatest diversity of tours with fully
submersible vessels for day and night tours. With their brilliant
lights, spacious viewing ports and brilliant narration,
you will gain an even greater awareness than most divers,
without even getting wet!
Feature Shipwreck USS Kittiwake
With January 2013 marking the
Kittiwake’s three year anniversary,
this magnifi cent undersea
monument is proving highly appealing
to local sea life and divers
alike. The passing of a strong
nor’wester several months ago
left Kittiwake in an almost perfectly
vertical position at a maximum
depth of approximately 60
feet. With the uppermost deck a
mere 10 feet from the surface, Kittiwake is one of the largest
snorkel friendly shipwrecks in the world!
Main deck features include a rec room, mess hall, workshop and
recompression chambers. Lower decks have crew quarters, sick
bay, engine room and many nautical holds and equipment to
explore. Snorkelers can see the top decks, peer down smokestacks
and even see into many of the holds. Kittiwake is 250’ long
with 5 decks towering near 50’. Her crows nest, mast and large
stern frame were refi tted to reduce height and allow easy access
for exploring; all other decks are in tact and accessible. All Activity
Guide recommended dive operators off er Kittiwake dives.
Shipwrecks render a bridge
from past to future as their
slow decay affords birth
to new living reef; shelter
from the open sea for all
living creatures to share